By Ojok Michael & Agency
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defense Force and Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operation has reshuffled the leadership of the Defense Intelligence and Security, dropping Maj Gen Richard Otto and appointing Maj Gen. Oscar Munanura as the new Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security.
Maj Gen Munanura, was previously serving as the deputy Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security, deputizing Maj Gen Otto at the rank of Brigadier General, prior to his promotion to Acting Maj Gen and subsequent appointment.
According to a statement issued by the Col Chris Magyezi, the Acting Director Defense Public Information, Maj Gen. Otto who has served as the Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security from April, 16th, 2025 to date, has now been reassigned to the Joint Staff Human Resource Management for redeployment.
Previously Maj. Gen Otto was the Commander of “Operation Shujaa”, a joint undertaking by the UPDF and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to neutralize the Allied Democratic Front in the Eastern DR Congo.
Prior to his UPDF mountain division assignment, Gen Otto was the chairman of the “South Sudan Peace Mechanism”, an IGAD-sponsored observer mechanism.
Before that, he was the commanding officer of the third army division of the UPDF, based in Moroto. He was appointed to that position in May 2017.
Prior to that, he served as the commander of the UPDF contingent in the Central African Republic, as part of the African Union Regional Task Force.
